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Commons committee urges feds to consider decriminalizing simple drug possession
OTTAWA - The House of Commons health committee is recommending the federal government look at Portugal's decriminalization of simple possession of illicit drugs and examine how the idea could be ...
Jun 11, 2019
Chris Pratt, Katherine Schwarzenegger announce marriage
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger were married over the weekend in a ceremony that the "Guardians of the Galaxy" actor called "intimate, moving and emotional." Pratt announced the nuptials Sund...
Jun 11, 2019
Bater says national plastics ban model prefered, hopes for clear communication from Ottawa
News of an impending ban from Ottawa on single-use plastics as early as 2021 is the prefered option for North Battleford's mayor, so long the city has adequate information to adjust.Prime Minister Jus...
Jun 11, 2019 North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater said a national ban on plastics is the preferred model as it could be difficult to enforce locally. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Melfort City Council votes to close south entrance to local hotel and bar
The City of Melfort has voted to close an approach that leads into the parking lot of a local hotel and bar.At the regular city council meeting on Monday, June 10, council voted unanimously to close t...
Jun 11, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort Kinsmen to host ATV rally on Father's Day weekend
The Melfort Kinsmen will host its second annual ATV rally on Saturday.After a very successful first year last year that saw around 225 riders, the kinsmen are going ahead with this year's edition of t...
Jun 11, 2019 Melfort Kinsmen hosting ATV rally on Saturday. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Trudeau calls out Tory premiers for 'playing games' with national unity over C-69
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says conservative premiers are playing games with national unity by threatening the country's future if they don't get their way on an environmental-assessm...
Jun 11, 2019
'Pretty consistent:' Study says plants, animals in oceans drop as climate warms
A Canadian-led study suggests that plant and animal life in the world's oceans will drop steadily and consistently as the climate warms. The study uses marine climate models to predict what will ...
Jun 11, 2019
Chiverton stepping down; councillor position to be added on byelection ballot
Residents of Meadow Lake will not only be voting for a new mayor this September but also another councillor.At the June 10 city council meeting, acting city clerk Cheryl Dodds informed council Kim Chi...
Jun 11, 2019 Councillor Kim Chiverton will be stepping down from his position effective August 31 while Richard Levesque will be running for mayor in the upcoming byelection. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
'This needs to happen': La Ronge councillors to vote on raising pride flag
Flying the pride flag in La Ronge would be a way for the community to show support for people who have been marginalized in society. That's according to former resident Jordan McKay, now a resident of...
Jun 11, 2019 The pride flag is a symbol of the LGBTQ movement. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
NB council welcomes new RCMP Inspector
The Battlefords RCMP has a new top dog at the detachment.Insp. Tom Beck officially started with the detachment as the new commanding officer. He introduced himself when he visited North Battleford cou...
Jun 11, 2019 Battlefords RCMP Insp. Tom Beck introduces himself at North Battleford council, Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)